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Great Rift Valley Lodge

High on the shoulder of the Eburu Escarpment, overlooking the sparkling waters of Lake Naivasha and the sweeping floor of the Great Rift Valley, this elegant lodge and golf resort enjoys one of the most spectacular views in all of Africa. Looking out over the extinct volcano of Mount Longonot, the Aberdares and Mount Kenya, this relatively newly-built and ultra-elegant lodge also offers what is probably the most panoramic 6,580-yard, 18-hole championship golfcourse in the world.  

Location

Lake Naivasha lies 89 kms north-west of Nairobi and can be reached by road within approximately 2 hours. 

Accommodation

The lodge offers 30 twin and double rooms; all are ensuite with private balconies, large four-poster beds and luxurious furnishings. 

Dining and bars

The central dining room and bar enjoy stunning views and the lodge prides itself on the quality of its ’fine dining’ experience. There is also a clubhouse terrace and second bar with satellite TV.

Conference and event facilities

The lodge has three conference rooms which will seat up to 58 guests. 

Child-friendly

The lodge welcomes children and can provide interlinking ’family suites’.

What to see and do

The lake has a large population of hippos, which are regularly to be seen snorting and laughing in the shallow waters. At night, they troop out to feed on the lawns of the hotels and the lush grass of the riparian fringes. Vervet monkeys and olive baboons live in the woodland adjoining the south-western shore and the game corridors that run from nearby Hell’s Gate NP allow buffaloes, kongonis antelopes and Masai giraffes to access the shores. As for birds, there are plenty of cormorants pelicans, herons, jacanas, long-toed plovers and weavers, while numerous warblers breed in the papyrus reed beds. 

Crater Lake, an extinct volcanic crater at Naivasha’s western end is thickly wooded with yellow fever tress in which troops of black and white colobus, vervet monkeys and olive baboons disport themselves A total of 38 mammal species have been recorded here; buffalos, warthogs, Defassa waterbucks, bush bucks, Thomson’s gazelles and impalas can be seen by walking around the crater, while night game drives allow sightings of spring hares, Senegal galagos, common gents, white tailed mongooses and predators such as servals and bat-eared foxes. Antelopes shelter in the dense vegetation (Kirk’s dik-dik, steinbucks and elands) while the vivid green water offer sanctuary for lesser flamingos, duck and grebes.  

Once the home of Joy Adamson of ‘Born Free’ fame, Elsamere Conservation Centre offers a wide range of education facilities while hippos graze on the lawns at night and black and white colobus swing from the yellow fever trees. There are 200 birds species in its grounds alone. Crescent Island, the exposed lip of a submerged volcanic crater, is a good place to view zebra, waterbuck and gazelles. It is also home to the Naivasha Yacht Club. Boats can be hired at Elsamere, Fisherman’s Camp and the Lake Naivasha Country Club. 

Wildlife highlights: hippos, black and white colobus, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, buffaloes, Masai giraffes, kongonis, impalas and gazelles.  Water birds are a highlight and include African fish eagles, pied kingfishers, yellow-billed storks, flamingoes and waterfowl. 

Facilities 

The lodge offers an 18-hole championship golf course, a driving range, two clay tennis courts, a free form swimming pool, tropical gardens, gift shop and business centre. 

Activities

Game and bird walks with experienced naturalists 

Boating, sailing and bass fishing on Lake Naivasha 

Horse riding and mountain biking in the grounds 

Day trips to Hell's Gate and Kenya's 'Great Lakes' 

Adventurers' safaris, treasure hunts, educational games 

Bush breakfasts or sundowners 

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